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State Test Review
YEARBOOK
You can join
the yearbook and help Mrs. Kimball and I put together an amazing
book of memories. Stay tuned for more information!!
**ANNOUNCEMENT**
Mr. Vunk offers extra credit on
this page so come back often! Some mandatory assignments
will also be given throughout the years so it is important to
become familiar with this site.
First Unit
Civil War Review/Reconstruction
We will begin the year reviewing the events and
people of importance during the Civil War. I hope you
remember 7th grade!
After the war the country needed to be put
together and so Reconstruction began.
**Prejudice
**Discrimination
**Reuniting the nation
**Lincoln's legacy
Interesting
Economic Fact
Did you know
that 3/4 of America's enormous economic vitality is dependent
upon YOU...That's right, YOU help make up 3/4 of the country's
economic health- not big business and corporations, not military
or governmental contracts, YOU.
THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S CLASS???
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!
All year long, we will connect each unit to
money!! "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire", "Deal or No Deal"
and Donald Trump's "The Apprentice" demonstrate that America is
truly governed by the quest for power and money (which is called
Capitalism).
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What's the
latest???
DID YOU HEAR
THAT A FAMOUS ASTRONAUT, FROM THE U.S. SAYS UFO'S ARE REAL!!!
Mr. Vunk knew
that Mrs. Sanges is alien!
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LOOK WHAT
PEOPLE ARE SAYING!-The list is growing FAST!
"Nice web page by the way.. read the whole thing on my
break..(from work)"
Sue Conlin (my sister)
"I DID know about
your dazzling new webpage, it was on the news just last night.
I'm very much looking forward to checking it out!" Mrs.
Thompson
"I love this
website!!" Mr. Vunk
"I checked out your webpage
today as soon as I got home from school. It was
everything I imagined it to be and more. I love the
pictures, election news, weird facts, and the link to a
fun and exciting interactive history jeopardy game! It's
one of the best teacher pages I've seen." Rebecca
Kruger- 8th Grade Social Studies Teacher- Mayfield
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WHAT IS
NEXT AFTER RECONSTRUCTION?
**Industrialization and Progressive Era
Once the
nation reunites it then begins the process of creating
factories and wealth which is
Industrialization.
As the country grows, America creates pollution and poor
labor practices. We need to fix some of these problems
during the Progressive
Era.
WEIRD/Fun FACTS
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In the battle of
Gettysburg, 1100 ambulances were in use. The medical
director of the Union army boasted that all the wounded
were picked up from the field within 12 hours after the
battle was over. This was a far cry from the second
battle of Bull Run, when many of the wounded were left
on the field in the rain, heat, and sun for three or
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GAME PLAY!!!
History is
soooo
much FUN AND INTERESTING!
(Above link is to
review Jeopardy games! Play them!)
Let's Get
Started!
*8th Grade*
*Skills*
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Fascinating
Fact!
Insect-eating bats produce high-pitched clicks to help
them navigate. In a remarkable demonstration of rapid
fire, some bats can generate two hundred clicks per
second. Each click lasts for just one-thousandth of a
second, and is followed by a short gap just long enough
for the bat to hear the returning echo before the next
click is produced.
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POLITICAL NEWS!!
President of the United States of America
Will Obama's
Ideas and Plans Help or Hurt our Country??
Anyone have a
better idea?
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Team Star students are highly
encouraged to bring in political bumper stickers, posters and
pictures to help decorate the social studies classroom.
This is an extra credit opportunity!!
Earn some extra credit by bringing in
political pictures!!
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**********SPECIAL ALERT*********
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HELP NOW!!
HELP AFRICAN
FARMERS!
BY CLICKING
THE ELEPHANT BELOW AND SIMPLY GOING ON THE SITE, A
GROUP OF STUDENTS WILL DONATE ONE CENT, FOR EACH CLICK, UP TO 1,000 DOLLARS!
(YOU CAN HELP OTHERS BY SURFING!)
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QUESTION **
MR,
VUNK, How can students be successful in the first month of
school??
ANSWER : Social Studies
is a class based largely upon vocabulary words. You can't
speak about history without a knowledge of people, places and
events. Use the methods that I teach you to learn these vocab
words more easily. Also, homework is the dreaded word;
however, it is important! I give homework once or maybe twice a
week, so DO IT. I don't overwhelm you but you need to show
respect for that. If you don't do the homework, you will fail.
Homework is 30% of your overall grade. Since I don't give
much homework that 30% will really affect your overall grade.
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AMERICAN CITIZENS
CAN VOTE IN ELECTIONS....SO...
COULD YOU PASS A
CITIZENSHIP
QUIZ?
click the link above to find out!
Well? How did you do? Should you be living in America
according to your answer?
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Patriotic
ART
GALLERY
Martin Luther King
Iwo Jima
Little Rock, Arkansas
 Ben
Franklin, of course! Mrs. T's Favorite!
The U.S.
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 Check
out the links below!
LINK IT!
State Information/Almanac
http://www.shgresources.com/resources/almanac/
Fact Monster
http://www.factmonster.com/
Lat/Longitude- Fun!
Check to see if your coordinates are
correct!
http://atlas.mapquest.com/maps/latlong.adp
Geography Fun-Only When You Are Done!
http://www.maps.com/FunFacts.aspx?nav=FF#
Tenement Buildings **Extra Credit**
http://www.tenement.org/Virtual_Tour/index_virtual.html
Hear History Alive- audio sound bites from
history
http://www.hpol.org/
Government for Kids- simplified fun sites
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Link to YouTube- Yellow Journalism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCwOtl4rERc
Examples of Military Use-Manifest Destiny or Imperialism?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmKvuN2XYE8
Learning Curve
WWI Game
GREAT DEPRESSION SITES
Grocery
inflation
History of
Monopoly
WORLD WAR II SITES
Amnesty International |
Working to Protect Human Rights
BBC - Children of World War 2
BBC - History - The Battle of the Atlantic Game
BBC - History - SOE Quiz: Destination D-Day
GEOGRAPHY SITES
National Geographic
Fun Facts
Hillary sits dejected knowing that she is at the end of my
website. Sorry Hill!
GO BRAVES!!!!!
To all the students participating on a sport,
this fall, at FFCS- Make us proud with your respect as
well
as performance!
Much more coming soon!
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